The Marvel US/UK G1 stuff is my favorite G1 TF continuity but I can't, in all honesty, rate it anything higher than a 6. Furman's run was excellent and set the definitive TF mythos for me, while Senior, Wildman and some of the UK artists did a great job. However, I thought pretty much all of Budiansky's run was garbage, capped off by the atrocious stretch from issues 40 - 55.

If I could split the ratings, I'd give Furman's US run and the UK comics a 9/10, only losing a point because some of the UK artists weren't very good. Budiansky's run would get a 2/10.

Not really his fault. He was getting burned out due to the increasing pressure he was under to put more and more new characters in, explain Hasbro's new toy gimmicks (Pretenders, Micromasters etc.) and still write a continuing coherent story.

It wasn't due to imcompetence or laziness or anything. He really did try.

Not really his fault. He was getting burned out due to the increasing pressure he was under to put more and more new characters in, explain Hasbro's new toy gimmicks (Pretenders, Micromasters etc.) and still write a continuing coherent story.

It wasn't due to imcompetence or laziness or anything. He really did try.

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i'm not really dogging him when i say that, although there was some serious silliness ala Micromasters going Pro wrestling and Shockwaves tropical rocket ship (loved it as a base underwater, but flying THE ISLAND out into space was where the suspension of disbelief got a tad shaky.

i'm not really dogging him when i say that, although there was some serious silliness ala Micromasters going Pro wrestling and Shockwaves tropical rocket ship (loved it as a base underwater, but flying THE ISLAND out into space was where the suspension of disbelief got a tad shaky.

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Yeah, those are two of the lowest low points of the series for sure. The Micromaster wrestling has to be the worst issue, I think.

I'm going to say a 7. It had its ups and downs, its fair share of really terrible stories, and some really awesome things. But, as a whole, I prefer it to the cartoon, and the "Regeneration" series, but less than the current MTMTE series.